Happy St Patrick's Day!

17 March is St Patrick's Day, a day celebrated all over the world by the Irish and the Irish at heart. Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, died on this day on which his life is now celebrated. For a summary of the history of Saint Patrick and St Patrick's Day, you can look here.

For this St Patrick's Day, I have baked some cute green (non-alcoholic) cupcakes to share with my work colleagues. I used my favourite vanilla patty cake recipe (from Margaret Fulton), dyed half of the batter green, marbled the cupcakes, and after baking, iced them with green glace icing and topped them with green sanding sugar:

On this St Patrick's Day, I send to you dear readers the following traditional Irish blessing:

"May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields,
And until we meet again,
May God hold you
In the palm of his hand."